Editorial August 5, 1922 Issue

Faith in God

Albert F. Gilmore

No student of the Bible can fail to be impressed by the emphasis put upon the necessity for full faith in God under all circumstances, expressed in both the precepts and the examples of the prophets, teachers, lawgivers, and leaders of spiritual thought from Abraham to Christ Jesus himself.

The profound faith of Abraham, when commanded by the Lord,—as he was convinced,—inspired in him a willingness even to sacrifice his son Isaac, in the profound assurance that what the Lord commanded could bring nothing but blessing upon his son as well as himself. So he prepared to obey; and his faith and obedience were rewarded by the removal of the apparent necessity for the sacrifice, which undoubtedly he was prepared to make, even though it would have wrung the very depths of his father-heart.

Assured of victory by the Lord, Jehoshaphat and his commanders sent their singing hosts before the army, and the record is one of victory for the faithful over the minions of evil. Isaiah, impelled by a faith that could not falter, declared, "Sanctify the Lord of hosts ... and he shall be for a sanctuary; but ... for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel." The whole import of Jesus' matchless career breathes with unshakable faith in God, in His presence, power, and availability to overcome every condition of lack or need possible of conception by the so-called mortal mind. "Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest me always" voiced a faith that lent itself to no least degree of uncertainty, but, on the contrary, bespoke an assurance so profound as to admit of no element of doubt.

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